Are the Predators planning a free agency splash after trading Arvidsson?

Following Thursday’s trade that sent forward Viktor Arvidsson to the Los Angeles Kings for two draft picks, Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile explained why the Seattle expansion draft essentially tied his hands with the situation.

Reading between the lines from Poile’s conversation with 102.5 FM, the Predators were not going to protect Arvidsson in the expansion draft. But they didn’t want to lose a 28-year-old, two-time 30-goal scorer without getting anything in return.